Art from "The Cult of Beauty" exhibit at the Legion of Honor!
Here are several of my favorite artworks from the exhibit, including the four featured on my recent tours there.
At the bottom of this page you will find the titles, artists' names, and some links that will help you understand the background stories of particular works. This wonderful exhibit at San Francisco's Legion of Honor Museum ran through June 17th, 2012. 
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Titles and Artists
Pavonia, Frederick Leighton
The Bath of Psyche, Frederick Leighton
Sarah Bernhardt, Jules Bastien-LePage (Biography of Bernhardt)
Laus Veneris, Edward Burne-Jones (The Swinburne poem from which this scene is derived and a helpful
summary)
Young Women Looking at Japanese Articles, James Tissot
Esther, John Everett Millais (Background story of Esther)
Mother and Child (Cherries), Frederick Leighton
Saint Cecilia, John William Waterhouse (Biography of Saint Cecilia)
Dorigen of Bretagne Longing for the Safe Return of Her Husband, Edward Burne-Jones (Background Story)
Not Pictured, but recommended:
Perseus Arming, Alfred Gilbert
The Sluggard, Frederick Leighton
Love and The Maiden, John Spencer Stahhope
The Bath of Psyche, Frederick Leighton
Sarah Bernhardt, Jules Bastien-LePage (Biography of Bernhardt)
Laus Veneris, Edward Burne-Jones (The Swinburne poem from which this scene is derived and a helpful
summary)
Young Women Looking at Japanese Articles, James Tissot
Esther, John Everett Millais (Background story of Esther)
Mother and Child (Cherries), Frederick Leighton
Saint Cecilia, John William Waterhouse (Biography of Saint Cecilia)
Dorigen of Bretagne Longing for the Safe Return of Her Husband, Edward Burne-Jones (Background Story)
Not Pictured, but recommended:
Perseus Arming, Alfred Gilbert
The Sluggard, Frederick Leighton
Love and The Maiden, John Spencer Stahhope
